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by PokerPaul on July 18th, 2005

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Do extraterrestrials have any protection under the law?

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  • by Aminor on July 28th, 2005

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    There's a 1996 (I think) book by Professor Christopher D. Stone (of USC) called "Should Trees Have Standing?" the standing in question being legal standing to assert rights. He considers the issues and, as I recall, ends up suggesting that natural objects, perhaps nature itself, should have the services of something like a "Next friend," the legal device by which an advocate can sometimes be supplied to those (like minors) legally unable to argue on their own behalf (or perhaps just a kind of guardian). Maybe something of the sort could be arranged for extraterrestrials in advance.

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